(December 14, 2024 at 12:56 pm)Angrboda Wrote: No, it's not a valid criticism of it because you have misrepresented the bible. The bible states that the act of homosexual sex is wrong, not being homosexual. Most authorities agree that the concept of sexual orientation was somewhat problematic for the people of the time, which might explain why some passages in antiquity refer to same-sex behavior as acts typified by a specific gender or sex, rather than something related to an enduring sexual attraction. They basically had no words to refer to someone as having a specific sexual orientation, and so they didn't. Thus they were limited to hating the sin, and loving the sinner in this specific case.
Looking to the ancient world it's pretty clear that they had no problems finding the words or the concepts. Many cultures also had no problems with any of it. Looking at you Ancient Greece. And it was pretty clearly "Hate the sin, stone the sinner." Nobody's getting warm snuggles from a well-aimed cobble.